It was too good to butcher into a 22-243 which was the original plan for the 595
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It was too good to butcher into a 22-243 which was the original plan for the 595
Mate you are just about to cross ten tonne
Did some load development with 280Ackley today using Vihtavouri N165 and 168bergers. Tried the whole OCW thing, seems to work.
All the groups seem to be more or less in the same vertical plane. I'm going to go with the top middle as my weight of choice.
Was interesting to see the last shot of each charge was the one that opened up the group size. I saw this too when loading some 140 accubonds.
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How many loads is the brass on that fired those groups TB? The groups should improve markedly with the same load around the 3rd firing no matter how good your forming process is, in my limited experience with improved cals.
How are you forming your cases?
They were once fired. Used to fireform 280rem brass using AP70n and a patch but bought 280Ackley brass for this rifle.
Was pleased it shoots the bergers loaded to mag length which is a country mile away from the lands.
I was hoping the last shot on that top right group would go through the same hole as the first two!
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Originally Posted by Tahr-Bound
What was the range?
100 yards.
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Must of hit a fly on the way;) Rich .280 Ack shooter eh? What is the Nosler brass go for. I am gunna get a .280 Ack barrel done for the Blaser this year I reckon.
They're only expensive if you think it's a 7mm rem mag haha the nosler brass is soft so if you run it hot the pockets are toasted pretty quick. I can't remember who I got the brass from this time but it's not cheap, saves buggering about fireforming though.
First rounds through these on Sunday!
Savage 22LR Mk2F with Hawke 3-9x40
Bushmaster AR15 waiting for its new stock and scope mount...
My seven year old said "it was the best day of his life"...:cool:
Grant
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Picked up a Mossberg 930, my first shotgun :)
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A new addition to the safe :P
Bring on ballot time. . . . .
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What is it abe? Looks very nice
A flash figgen rifle:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Toby
My new 7mm screamer mateQuote:
Originally Posted by Toby
More info here
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Pretty sweet for a turn bolt.:)
What gap between loads (as a percentage of load) ? 1% or 0.7% ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr-Bound
Did you shoot left to right, top row first and then bottom in order of increasing loads ?
New toy I picked up last week
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1% of my max minus 10% and it goes around in a reverse 'C' bottom left first. I didn't understand if it was 1% of the max minus 10% or 1% of the last load.Quote:
Originally Posted by ebf
I go with +1% on the previous load. As long as the gap is relatively small should not make a difference. All you are looking for in the first round really is a climb as the load increases, and then where the movement minimises.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr-Bound
Your target makes a lot more sense with that reverse C order :thumbsup:
Not a new gun but a new "Compliant Stock" to keep one of my AR's A cat . Still unfired as yet too.
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Total Bollocks but you gotta play their game
Enough scope on there? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by mikee
Looks good for a thumbhole!
I had better pull finger and order one.
Spear Mags stock?Quote:
Originally Posted by mikee
What is in ya mag?
Looks good mate.
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Congratulations Thomas. The first of many I am sure. Expect VC to congratulate you on your choice of calibre.
I'll start. Congratulations on purchasing the BEST calibre ever!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rushy
Go smash some stuff now.
Ha ha .. Good work.. Be interested to hear how well it shoots. Nice gun sure you ll be happy with that. :thumbsup:
Was yours from Digit ? Does this mean they have arrived ?? Feel alright ? (Not you the gun he he )Quote:
Originally Posted by mikee
NF on an AR "Bloody Brilliant" ha ha ha ...
Haha thanks guys! Wasn't to hard choosing caliber! But with so many different rifles out there it got a bit confusing. In the end I went with the ruger because it felt good! And had abit more weight to it than something like a tikka also didn't like all the plastic on them!
Pretty much the same as my first centrefire! But plastic instead of wood. Enjoy :)Quote:
Originally Posted by thomas
Choosing the one you like the feel of is the best way to choose! I didn't know that when I started out and bought one on trademe that looked nice. Hadn't handled many options at that stage so it was just luck that it also happened to feel good and fit me well.
Yeah same! Once I get it sighted in ill have to put some pics up! Not to worried if it's not "sub moa" as it'll be mainly used in the bush! So hitting targets at really long distances isn't of much concern..Quote:
Originally Posted by Happy
What model was yours? And how did it shoot?Quote:
Originally Posted by GravelBen
Mine is (I still have it 5 years down the track) an M77 Hawkeye in 308, put a Weaver V9 on top and thats still there too despite falling down a hill with it on my back.Quote:
Originally Posted by thomas
Shoots well enough too, around 0.75 MOA with handloads. The only factory ammo I ever tried was Highland 150gr, that did 1.2-1.5 MOA so still good enough for hunting. Don't sweat it if you aren't shooting amazing groups to start with, takes a bit of practice to get good at it and find the ammo your rifle likes.
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Yeah this came with a Pentax gameseeker II which will be fine for now! I got some 150gr fusion, so I'll see how these go and if noo good I'll try setting else!ighy have to get in to reloading =]
Btw you ruger looks nice in wood!
Wont go far wrong with that choice, Mate has the earlier model in 243 and is the roughest cu%t you ever met with rifles.Quote:
Originally Posted by thomas
Still works still shoots well.
Awsome first rifle Ruger make rock solid rifle's mate.Ive shot goats with a 243 version of that and it is awesome nice buy.Quote:
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